000 FZNT27 KNHC 171001 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 501 AM EST Wed Jan 17 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends southwestward from Naples, Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche. Fresh to strong northerly winds and very rough seas will persist behind this front across the northern Gulf through early this morning. Starting mid morning, conditions for the northern Gulf will steadily improve. The front will exit the Gulf late this morning. Afterward, the next cold front will enter the northwestern Gulf early Fri morning and move southward across the basin through late Fri night into Sat morning, followed by fresh to strong northerly winds and moderate to rough seas. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.